nada

See also: Nada, nadá, nadà, nadâ, ñada, nadă, Naďa, náða, and nāda

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nada (“nothing”). Doublet of née.

Pronunciation

Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɑːdə

Pronoun

nada

(informal, colloquial, chiefly US) Nothing.
Antonym: something
- 2019, “Balenciaga”, performed by Princess Nokia:
  Sketchers lookin' like Balenciaga / Thrift clothes lookin' like the Prada / Whole fit lit, it cost me nada

Translations

nothing — see nothing

Anagrams

A-DNA, ANDA, Anda, Dana, NDAA, aDNA, dana, dāna

Asturian

Alternative forms

ñada

Etymology

Inherited from Latin (nūlla rēs) nāta (literally “no born thing, not a thing born”), an extension of nēmō nātus (“not a soul”, literally “nobody born”). For descendants of the other part of the expression see Galician ren (“nothing”), French rien (“nothing”), Catalan res (“nothing; anything”). For the grammaticalization of an original nominal as a negative see Jespersen's Cycle and French pas.

Adverb

nada

nothing

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈna.də/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈna.da/

Adjective

nada

feminine singular of nat

Verb

nada

third-person singular present indicative form of nadar
second-person singular imperative form of nadar

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nada (“nothing”).

Pronoun

nada

anything
(only in the phrase)
Wala'y nada. / Wa'y nada.
Without anything.
(idiomatic) useless

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nada (“nothing”).

Noun

nada

(informal) nothing

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nada (“nothing”).

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Pronoun

nada

nothing
Niks, nada, noppes. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms: niets, niks, helemaal niks, helemaal niets
Synonyms: nakkes, nop, noppes, noppie, (informal) niente

Anagrams

Daan, naad

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese nada, from Latin (res) nata.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈnaðɐ]

Pronoun

nada

nothing
Synonym: ren
Antonym: todo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nada

third-person singular present indicative of nadar
second-person singular imperative of nadar

References

“nada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“nada” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“nada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“nada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“nada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology 1

From Portuguese nadar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu nada.

Verb

nada

to swim

Etymology 2

From Portuguese nada. Cognate with Kabuverdianu nada.

Pronoun

nada

nothing

Indonesian

Noun

nada (first-person possessive nadaku, second-person possessive nadamu, third-person possessive nadanya)

tone
nada tinggi ― high tone
nada rendah ― low tone

Japanese

Romanization

nada

Rōmaji transcription of なだ

Kabuverdianu

Etymology 1

From Portuguese nadar.

Verb

nada

to swim

Etymology 2

From Portuguese nada.

Pronoun

nada

nothing

Maia

Noun

nada

child

Old High German

Alternative forms

ginada

Noun

nāda f

favour

Declension

Declension of nāda (ō-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	nāda	nādā
accusative	nāda	nādā
genitive	nāda	nādōno
dative	nādu	nādōm

References

Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Old Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin (nūlla rēs) nāta (literally “no born thing, not a thing born”), an extension of nēmō nātus (“not a soul”, literally “nobody born”). For descendants of the other part of the expression see Galician ren (“nothing”), French rien (“nothing”), Catalan res (“nothing; anything”). For the grammaticalization of an original nominal as a negative see Jespersen's Cycle and French pas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnada/

Pronoun

nada

(indefinite) nothing (not any thing; no thing)
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 365 (facsimile):
  ſempre a noit e o dia en ſeu coraçon dultaua que alma nada non era. ſenon uento que paſſaua
  always at night and day, he had a doubt in his heart that the soul was nothing more than wind which passed

Descendants

Fala: nada
Galician: nada
Portuguese: nada
- Kabuverdianu: nada

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈna.da/
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: na‧da

Verb

nada

third-person singular future of nadać

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.da/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈna.dɐ/ [ˈna.ðɐ]

Rhymes: -adɐ
Hyphenation: na‧da

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese nada.

Pronoun

nada

(indefinite) nothing (not any thing; no thing)
Synonyms: (Portugal, colloquial) puto, (colloquial) nicles
Não consigo ver nada. ― I can’t see anything.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nada.

Derived terms

dar em nada
de nada
nada de
nada de nada
nada disso
nada feito
por nada
quando nada

Related terms

nado

Adverb

nada (not comparable)

to no extent; in no way; not at all
Não estou nada feliz com as tuas acções. ― I am not happy at all with your actions.
Antonyms: totalmente, completamente
(familiar) emphasises that a statement is false
Ele pagou pelo jantar nada. ― He paid for dinner my ass.
Synonyms: uma ova, o caralho

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nada.

Noun

nada m (uncountable)

nothingness (the state of not existing)
Synonym: inexistência
the void (the vacuum of space)
Synonym: vácuo
a very small amount
Ele pôs um nada de sal na comida. ― He added a very small amount of salt in the food.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nada.

Descendants

Kabuverdianu: nada

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nada

inflection of nadar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nadar.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

nada

feminine singular of nado

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nǎːda/
Hyphenation: na‧da

Noun

náda f (Cyrillic spelling на́да)

hope

Declension

Declension of nada

	singular	plural
nominative	náda	nade
genitive	nade	nada
dative	nadi	nadama
accusative	nadu	nade
vocative	nȃdo	nade
locative	nadi	nadama
instrumental	nadom	nadama

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nada.

Related terms

nádati se

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnada/ [ˈna.ð̞a]
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: na‧da

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish nada, inherited from Latin (nūlla rēs) nāta (literally “no born thing, not a thing born”), an extension of nēmō nātus (“not a soul”, literally “nobody born”). For descendants of the other part of the expression see Galician ren (“nothing”), French rien (“nothing”), Catalan res (“nothing; anything”). For the grammaticalization of an original nominal as a negative see Jespersen's Cycle and French personne, pas; see also nadie, from the same root.

Pronoun

nada

nothing, zero, zilch, not...anything
No hay nada en la mesa.
There is nothing on the table.
Nada ocurrió ayer.
Nothing happened yesterday.
No veo nada.
I don’t see anything.
Me niego a creer nada de lo que dice.
I refuse to believe anything he says.
Synonym: ninguna cosa

Usage notes

The pronoun requires the verb to be negated if used after the verb; conversely, the verb can't be negated if nada precedes it: nada veo ~ no veo nada (“I don't see anything”), but *nada no veo ~ veo nada are ungrammatical in standard Spanish.

Alternative forms

ná, na', na, naa (eye dialect)

Antonyms

algo
todo

Derived terms

antes de nada
antes que nada
así que nada
centro de la nada
como si nada
de la nada
de nada
en nada
medio de la nada
nada de eso
nada del otro mundo
nada más
nadilla
no pasa nada
para nada
poco o nada
por menos de nada
por nada

Related terms

nadie

Noun

nada f (uncountable)

nothingness, nothing
Sin ti, soy una nada.
Without you, I am nothing at all.
Ya no me siento una nada.
I don't feel like I am nothing at all anymore.
nowhere, the void
Salió de la nada.
It came out of nowhere.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nada

inflection of nadar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative